Menasha Public Library (Elisha D. Smith)

Tractor wars, John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the birth of modern agriculture, Neil Dahlstrom

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Tractor wars

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Neil Dahlstrom

John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the birth of modern agriculture

"With all the bitterness and drama of the race between Ford, Dodge, and General Motors, Tractor Wars is the untold story of industry stalwarts and disruptors, inventors, and administrators racing to invent modern agriculture-a power farming revolution that would usher in a whole new world"--, Provided by publisherFrom 1908 to 1929, against the backdrop of a world war and economic depression, John Deere, Ford, and International Harvester were engaged in a race to introduce the tractor and revolutionize farming. Dahlstrom offers an insider's view as he entwines a myriad of brands and characters into the story of industry stalwarts and disruptors, inventors, and administrators racing to invent modern agriculture: a power farming evolution that would usher in a whole new world. -- adapted from dust jacket

Prologue -- The Ford tractor -- John Deere: "The newcomer" -- The tractor works -- "Divorce the plow from the tractor" -- "The great awakening" -- "Small tractor proposition" -- Henry Ford day -- "A war to end all wars" -- "First class all the way" -- "England gets them first" -- The John Deere tractor -- "Ford likes a success" -- Tractor City -- "Better, cheaper" -- "Depression is awful" -- Farmall -- -- Iron man -- "Our main competition" -- "Stick to it" -- "A vengeance" -- "High hopes" -- "Power farmer" -- "The layoff will be brief" -- "The business of raising food" -- Epilogue

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John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the birth of modern agriculture